TIL: During the 18 months of the Great Plague (1665-1666), Isaac Newton conceived calculus, set foundations for his theory of light and color, theory of gravity, worked on laws of planetary motion and wrote many papers creating the foundations of early calculus.
https://www.nysoclib.org/blog/newton%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cyear-wonders%E2%80%9D-during-great-plague
TIL a series of US explosion tests by was performed in 1965 near Hawaii using 450t of explosives. 92,022 blocks of TNT were stacked in domes to simulate the shock effects of nuclear blasts without the radiation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sailor_Hat
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/153v0yc/til_a_series_of_us_explosion_tests_by_was/
TIL that surveillance and assessment mechanisms are often unobtrusively woven into video games, allowing companies to build detailed profiles of the people playing the game. Researchers say the level of privacy intrusion is comparable to dating apps and social media platforms.
TIL that Beauty Sleep is a real thing, according to doctors. A survey shows that 42% of rested individuals enhanced their Beauty.
TIL that the US government no longer uses the term Unidentified Flying Object (UFO), the preferred term is Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP, which previously stood for Unidentified Aerial Phenomena), since UFOs are a source of ridicule due to their popular association with alien spacecraft
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unidentified_flying_object
TIL about Percivall Pott and his discovery of the connection between scrotal cancer and chimney sweeps caused by exposure to soot
TIL: In China wearing a green hat is a sign of mockery and telling someone they wear a green hat is an insult. This signifies that the person is a cuck. One reason is that during the Yuen dynasty, family members of prostitutes had to wear green headscarves so the public can identify and avoid them.
https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-%E6%88%B4%E7%B6%A0%E5%B8%BD-wearing-green-hat/
TIL Crows and Magpies Snatch Anti-Bird Spikes to Build Their Nests
TIL Rubella infection is one of the major reason for Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) in infants.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34037788/
TIL that Agave - the source of all tequila - is a member of the Asparagus family
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_agave
TIL that Agave - the source of all tequila - is a member of the Asparagus family
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_agave
TIL that Agave - the source of all tequila - is a member of the Asparagus family
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_agave
TIL that Agave - the source of all tequila - is a member of the Asparagus family
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_agave
TIL that Agave - the source of all tequila - is a member of the Asparagus family
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_agave
TIL that Agave - the source of all tequila - is a member of the Asparagus family
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_agave
TIL beware of the dog signs have been normal for 2.000 years
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12746/cave-canem-dog-mosaic/
TIL #EndTheStreakTX, a campaign to go a single day without a death on Texas roads, has been gone unbroken since November 7, 2000.
TIL On october 5, 2022, in Idaho, USA, David Rush managed to hold and light 150 candles simultaneously in his mouth. David had previously held this record title. He reclaimed it at the Discovery Center of Idaho Science Center to promote STEM education
TIL The Lego sequence in “Spider Man: Across the Spider-Verse” was done by a 14-year-old animator, after the filmmakers were so impressed by his fanmade Lego recreation of the trailer
https://gizmodo.com/spider-man-spider-verse-lego-teen-preston-mutanga-1850506037
